A February presidential order halting the minting of pennies has caused a premature scarcity of the copper coins.

The consultancy says copper demand is set to surge 24 percent by 2035, requiring 3.5 million metric tons per year of ...

Since the U.S. Treasury ceased penny production earlier this year, retailers like Kroger have begun to see the effects.

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Industry analysts are intensifying their discussion, and the message is clear: the world is facing a structural, long-term copper shortage. This trend will not resolve itself anytime soon; it is a ...

There aren’t many things that mining CEOs agree on. But most reckon the world is speeding towards a deficit of copper. The ...

Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities research at BMI, says that there is a huge shortage of copper ore in China at the moment so any rerouting of Chilean copper ore originally heading to the U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S. decision last week to exempt refined copper metal from import duties is in contrast to an earlier move to levy steep duties on aluminium, and highlights the central importance ...